b'74 Hundreds of thousands of children in the country His involvement intensified during the 2000s, alsowere left orphaned by the political upheavals and warsa remarkable period of growth for MGA Whittles.that beset the nation from the 1970s to the 1990s.Not only did John make a significant personal Geraldines vivid accounts of the atrocious conditionscontribution to the charity, but he also pressedendured by orphans awakened a desire in John to help. the MGA Whittles machinery into action.She explained that the Australia Cambodia Foundation,His first order of business was to restore the foundations which she helped found, was almost broke after losingdeductible gift recipient status. Chief Financial Officer its tax-exempt status as a charity. John could see thatHeidi Whitehead remembers the parlous state of the Geraldine was a passionate humanitarian, but not anaccounts. She likened it to someone taking a shoebox administrator.of receipts to their accountant.That meeting led to an extraordinary episode for It wasnt actually a shoebox, but it was pretty close, she John and the employees of MGA Whittles. Johnsays. They had lost their tax deductibility because they accepted a board position at the foundation and tookhad no systems. I pulled it all together and created a on the role of treasurer and secretary. He employeddatabase of donors and sponsors. We started running it the same methodical and disciplined approach thatwith financial reporting, full compliance and transparency. brought him success in his business life.Eventually, they got their tax deductibility back.Above Children walking to school equipped withOpposite AllKids founderthe supplies they need thanks to AllKids, 2021. Paul Otto.'